Total Crime Rate
215.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newland Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newland Road (OX16 5AF) in the last 12 months was 215.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% higher than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 164.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 328.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newland Road (OX16 5AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Banbury Cross and Neithrop| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paxmans Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Parr Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calthorpe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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